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How do you actually pass your faith on to your kids when you feel like a hot mess most days and your life looks nothing like those “perfect Christian family” posts on Instagram?

That is exactly what we talk about in this episode of Encounters at the Well as I sit down with one of my dearest friends, Keely Kuehner, a mom of three boys, new mother in law, and very proud Kiki to a four year old granddaughter who loves “God’s promises” and Noah’s ark.

Keely is not sharing a parenting formula. She is sharing a lived-out testimony of imperfect parents, real struggles, and a very faithful God.

In this conversation we talk about:

• Growing up in a military family and how early seeds of faith were planted through grandparents
• How she and her husband started praying for their kids, their friends, and even their future spouses before they were born
• Simple, everyday ways to weave faith into your home
  • Bedtime prayers and Bible stories
  • Praying over meals
  • Serving together at church and in outreach
• Why loving and serving your spouse is one of the most powerful discipleship tools your kids will ever see
• The pressure moms feel to “get it right” and what happens when your worth is tied to how well you perform
• Honest talk about mom guilt, “I’m not enough,” and that nagging comparison with other families
• How to handle it when your child struggles spiritually or pulls away from God
  • Standing on Proverbs 22:6
  • The power of praying and fasting for your kids
  • Trusting that God is still working when you see zero results

We also dive into:

• Modeling grace at home
  • Letting kids fail without shaming them
  • Correcting behavior while keeping love secure
  • Showing your children that nothing they do can separate them from your love, or from the love of God
• Letting your kids see your own struggles so they know it is normal to need Jesus
• Worship as spiritual oxygen when you are barely holding it together
  • How God used one worship song on repeat as a lifeline in a hard season

Keely also shares about the legacy she longs to leave her children and grandchildren, not just that “Mom was nice” or “Kiki was fun,” but that she fought for them on her knees, prayed heaven down over their lives, and loved them with the heart of Christ.

If you are a Christian mom who:

• Wonders if you are doing enough spiritually for your kids
• Feels like your “quiet time” is mostly reheated coffee and interrupted prayers
• Is grieving a child who seems to be wandering
• Wants practical ideas to bring faith into normal, everyday life

this episode will give you both gentle conviction and a lot of relief. You do not have to be a perfect mom to raise kids who know and love Jesus. You can be present, imperfect, and anchored in Christ, and God can still write a beautiful story through your family.

Questions we quietly answer in this episode:

• What if my kids did not grow up in a picture perfect Christian home, is it too late
• How do I start praying as a family if we never have before
• What do I do when I feel like my prayers are just hitting the ceiling
• How can I keep worshiping when my heart is breaking over my kids

Grab your coffee, your tissues, or that basket of laundry you have been ignoring, and listen in. You are not alone, you are not behind, and God is far more faithful to your children’s hearts than you can see right now.

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